Chapter 114: Tangyuan
The vermilion door closed from behind, and with a slight creaking sound, Shen Fu came back to her senses.
This Qianqing Palace is really cool.
These days, Chen Fu, who had been using ice cubes tightly, really hadn't felt so comfortable for a long time.
She stood beside Bingjian in a listless manner, feeling so comfortable that she could hardly move.
Seeing no movement for a long time, Lin An turned around and looked behind him: "Young Master, keep going forward."
He stretched out his hand towards the inside, his gesture respectful and polite: "Your Majesty is still in front, please follow me."
Lin An was full of respect. Chen Fu looked at Lin An's face and walked forward obediently to follow behind Lin An.
"The cabinet ministers are here. His Majesty still has some official business to deal with. Miss Shen, please wait here." Lin An did not take Shen Fu in, but took her directly behind the screen.
Through the screen of longing, faint voices of talking could be heard from inside.
Shen Fu didn't expect that His Majesty was still handling official business.
Chen Fu had been to the Qianqing Palace several times before, and each time she happened to find the Emperor free and had nothing to do.
It was an unfortunate coincidence today that I happened to run into His Majesty who was handling official business when I arrived.
Listening to the conversation of the ministers inside, Shen Fu knew that she came at a bad time.
After all, the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics. If others knew about it, she would be in big trouble.
Thinking of this, Shen Fu tightened her grip on the food box: “Or I should go back.”
Who knows how long His Majesty will have to handle official business?
Besides, waiting here all the time is not a solution. The Emperor will forget her soon. How long does she have to wait?
Chen Fu was annoyed when she thought of this: "Since Your Majesty still has official business to deal with, it would be better for Chen Fu to go back first."
She said this in a low voice, and was about to leave with the food box.
“Wait.” Lin An quickly stretched out his hand to stop the man: “Master Shen, it was His Majesty who asked you to wait here.”
His Majesty is handling government affairs here. How dare he call Chen Fu in without asking?
Lin An looked at Shen Fu with an expression full of admiration.
He had just seen it with his own eyes. In recent days, the Emperor has been very anxious and restless because of the drought in various places.
The tightly furrowed brows never relaxed.
But just now, the little eunuch just came in to report that Shen Ronghua was here.
A hint of smile clearly flashed across His Majesty's cold eyes.
Lin An was standing next to His Majesty and could see everything clearly. Thinking about it now, it still seems incredible.
After all, there are so many concubines in the harem, but only a few of them are treated like this by His Majesty.
If he still doesn't know the His Majesty's special feelings for Shen Fu at this moment, then he would have been following the His Majesty for nothing all these years.
It is precisely because of this that Lin An dared not let Chen Fu leave at this time.
"His Majesty has ordered the young lady to wait here." There was a teacup on the round rosewood table. Lin An walked forward attentively and personally brewed the tea and handed it over.
“Miss Shen, just wait here. Your Majesty will come soon after he finishes his government affairs.”
Lin An said this, how could Chen Fu not be obedient?
Besides, she had been busy for a whole afternoon to make this bowl of dumplings.
It doesn’t matter whether His Majesty eats it or not. The most important thing is that His Majesty knows her intentions.
Chen Fu placed the food box on the table with peace of mind, then took a sip of tea leisurely.
Lin An looked at Miss Shen Fu like this and breathed a sigh of relief.
After drinking a bowl of tea, Shen Fu felt comfortable inside and out.
His Majesty didn't allow her to use ice, but he himself used all the better stuff.
Chen Fu put down the teacup in her hand, looked around, and listened to the movements behind the screen. Since His Majesty is willing to let her in, he probably won't mind her hearing it.
From time to time, faint voices of talking could be heard through a screen.
"The drought in Chaozhou has caused a total crop failure, leaving the people homeless and countless people starving to death."
"The relief food sent by the imperial court disappeared without a trace after it boarded the ship on the Yundu waterway from Kyoto. If it wasn't for someone taking action later, how could it disappear again and again?"
The sad voice sounded a little old, and the string of words fell silent in the room.
Shen Fu eavesdropped, but she didn’t expect it was Chaozhou’s drought.
Chaozhou is right next to Suzhou, and many of the Gu family’s businesses are there.
When she was young, Shen Fu went to Chaozhou with her grandfather, but she never expected that Chaozhou is experiencing such a situation now.
I don’t know how my grandfather and the others are doing.
Chen Fu felt her nose sour whenever she thought of the Gu family. In her previous life, she never saw her grandfather again until she died.
And now, even if I were to start over in this life, it would be difficult to see her again after entering the harem.
I don’t know if I can see it again in my lifetime.
Shen Fu sighed slightly and didn't want to listen to the rest of the words anymore.
She rubbed her eyebrows and laid down on the table as if she was about to take a nap.
Seeing this, Lin An raised his eyelids. He quickly went into the house and took out a small blanket to cover Shen Fu.
Chen Fu originally closed her eyes to rest, but the person lying on the table fell asleep immediately.
But it really couldn't be her fault. She had been unable to sleep or eat well in the Hehuan Palace in the past few days.
Now the surroundings were so comfortable that she couldn't help but fell into a sound sleep.
But this small coffee table was too small after all. Shen Fu lay on the table. She didn't know what she was dreaming about. When she turned her head, her forehead almost hit the coffee table.
Lin An was so frightened that his eyes almost popped out. If anything happens to this girl, the Emperor will never forgive her.
He quickly stretched out his hand to block the back of Shen Fu's head, but even so, there was still a loud noise when the back of her head hit the teacup.
There was a sound of 'bang'.
The sound came through the screen. Wang Ming, who was kneeling on the ground, was planning to complain righteously.
After hearing the sound, he felt something was wrong. He looked around and then locked his eyes behind the screen: "Your Majesty, there..."
There seems to be someone there.
Wang Ming pointed at the screen and was about to speak.
Xiao Yu sat on the dragon chair, glanced at him inconspicuously, and tapped twice on the dragon table with his bony fingers: "Nothing, it's Li Nu."
He lowered his head and flipped through the book in his hand, saying calmly, "Go on."
Cat slave?
There was obvious disbelief in Wang Ming's eyes. Besides, where would a cat come from in the middle of summer?
However, looking at His Majesty's expression, he retracted his outstretched hand, lowered his head and continued to report: "I think that for now, His Majesty should find out the real culprit behind this."
"If officials protect each other, the government silver that falls into Chaozhou will disappear without a trace in the blink of an eye. Over time, the people of Chaozhou will starve to death."
"By then, not only will there be corpses everywhere, but what's even more worrying is that the surrounding Suzhou will be implicated..."
Wang Ming knelt on the ground, and the sound of his passion was so deafening.
Just when I was about to talk about the deep feelings, a whisper came from behind the screen.
The sound was soft and sticky, as delicate as a cat acting coquettishly. Although it was sweet enough to make one's heart tremble, it didn't sound like a cat's cry anyway.
Compared to the unclear sound just now, Wang Ming could hear it more clearly this time.
There is clearly a woman in this Qianqing Palace!
Wang Ming stretched out his hand, then quickly pulled it back when he thought of something: "Your Highness."
"I understand." Xiao Yu withdrew his gaze to the screen without leaving a trace, and an unnatural look appeared on his face.
He raised his hand to cover the corner of his lips and coughed lightly.
He stretched out his hand and pinched his brows: "If there is nothing else to do today, let's talk about this for now."
His Majesty's words are the imperial edict.
The ministers who were still discussing fiercely suddenly shut up. They looked at each other and then said, "I will take my leave."
Wang Ming was in a daze, and when he stood up from his knees on the ground, he was still in a daze.
"Your Majesty..." He looked towards His Majesty hurriedly, as if he wanted to say something.
But just as he opened his mouth, Lord Zhou behind him grabbed his sleeve.
Wang Ming finally gave up, lowered his eyes and walked out the door in a daze.
It was not until the door in front of him creaked shut that Xiao Yu pushed aside the memorial in front of him and strode behind the screen.
"What's wrong?" Why are you calling me for no reason?
It's just that I haven't visited her for a few days, and Shen Fu is being too willful.
There was another noise, and he couldn't help but stammer. All the ministers in the court were outside, and it was really embarrassing for Chen Fu to behave like this.
There was still some displeasure on His Majesty's brows, and Lin An, who was standing behind the screen, bent over. He raised his hand and pointed at Chen Fu, and whispered:
"Ms. Shen Fu is asleep."
Xiao Yu raised his eyes and saw the person lying on the small round table. Reflecting the crescent moon outside the window, Chen Fu lay on the round table with her eyes closed, feeling extremely sweet.
The palm-sized face was lying on the table, and it really was a ball as big as the palm of a hand.
The bright red lips were slightly pouted, and the watery color was dripping. Her eyes were tightly closed, her curled eyelashes trembling slightly in the shadows, and she looked well-behaved and charming.
Xiao Yu looked at Chen Fu like this, and the coldness in his eyes gradually faded away.
Lin An, who was watching from the side, saw it all clearly. This Miss Chen Fu was really capable.
He secretly gave Chen Fu a thumbs up in his heart, and then said to His Majesty: "Miss Chen Fu has been sleeping here for a while."
"You'll catch a cold if you sleep any longer." Xiao Yu looked at Chen Fu, frowned slightly and walked forward calmly.
His Majesty is very considerate towards Miss Shen Fu.
Lin An's mind was full of calculations, but fortunately he had a good eye for people, and for such a long time he had offended everyone but not Miss Chen Fu.
As he spoke, he raised his eyes and looked forward, only to see His Majesty standing beside the round table. He lowered his eyes and looked carefully at Shen Fu's face, then he actually reached out his hand...
The slender fingers stretched out and pointed at Shen Fu's face, which was sleeping soundly.
Then, he pinched Shen Fu’s nose with two fingers: “Wake up.”
Xiao Yu spoke to Chen Fu with an expressionless face, but he did not let go of the hand that was pinching Chen Fu's nose.
In her sleep, Shen Fu felt as if someone was pinching her vital points, and she couldn't even breathe smoothly.
She struggled to open her eyes, and the moment her angry eyes met His Majesty's, they instantly disappeared.
"Long live the Lord?"
"You seem to be sleeping soundly." Xiao Yu stretched out his hand very naturally, picked up the handkerchief and wiped his fingertips twice before asking.
"What are you doing here looking for me?"
Did His Majesty just pinch her nose? Shen Fu raised her hand and touched the tip of her nose, only to feel a dull pain.
But she did not dare to say anything more: "My concubine has lost her manners in front of the palace, I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."
"Just know it yourself." His Majesty lowered his head and took a sip of tea before continuing to ask, "What do you want to see me for?"
I came to you to ask for some ice.
It's such a hot day. If ice can't even break, how can we survive?
Shen Fu trembled with fear when she thought of this.
She lowered her eyes to look at the food box on the table, and decided to use courtesy before force, and said obediently: "I brought some soup for Your Majesty, and wanted to let Your Majesty taste it."
As she spoke, she looked at the food box on the table, looking very well behaved.
"Send me some soup?"
His Majesty raised his hand and tapped the tabletop, put down the teacup in his hand and smiled softly, "Why are you so obedient?"
There are many concubines in the harem, and a lot of soup is sent to the Qianqing Palace every day. Although basically I reject every offer.
But this was the first time Shen Fu had brought soup in such a long time.
Xiao Yu looked at the food box in Chen Fu's hand with a smile on his face: "I'm afraid you have something to ask me."
He knew Shen Fu too well, she was as cunning as a little fox. If there wasn't something going on, I would never come to him on my own initiative.
Xiao Yu raised his hand and tapped the cup in his hand: "What do you want, or what do you want to ask for?"
Your Majesty is too smart.
Chen Fu tightly grasped the food box, and looked embarrassed for a moment after being exposed.
If His Majesty knew it, then he knew it. Why did he have to expose her?
Shen Fu struggled in her heart for a moment, but finally compromised.
She walked forward with the food box in her hand, and approached His Majesty's side with a cute look on her face: "I really do have a favor to ask, but... I'm embarrassed to mention it."
"That's why I brought the food box here." Chen Fu placed the food box next to His Majesty and said frankly:
"I came to see His Majesty under the pretext of delivering soup." Such things are not uncommon in the harem.
Since His Majesty already knew, there was no reason for Chen Fu to hide it.
I knew it.
A smile flashed in Xiao Yu's eyes, and he lowered his eyes to watch Chen Fu approaching.
She was born well-behaved, without a single imperfection on her body. The ten fingers are as fresh and tender as water onions.
At this moment, this hand is placed obediently on the food box. Just a casual placement is enough to make people unable to take their eyes off it.
"Let me see what's inside."
As soon as His Majesty spoke, Shen Fu excitedly reached out and opened the food box.
Now that he has spoken, there must be something going on. It turns out that what the ancients said was right: food and fodder must be sent ahead before troops arrive.
Chen Fu obediently brought the bowl of glutinous rice balls forward: "Your Majesty, please take a look."
Xiao Yu glanced down and asked, "Did you do this?"
The dumplings were served in a large blue and white porcelain bowl. Although they were of different sizes, they were all round and plump.
Shen Fu was secretly delighted.
When she rubbed it, she deliberately used some tricks to make it visible to others.
Sure enough, His Majesty saw it at a glance.
Chen Fu felt relieved, nodded and pretended to be obedient, saying, "My cooking skills are not up to par."
This dumpling doesn't look good, but it's not ugly either...
Xiao Yu tapped his fingers lightly, then looked up and saw Chen Fu with an expectant look on her face, and nodded with his fingertips: "Let me try it."
Upon hearing this, Lin An immediately stepped forward to take it, and only after testing the silver needle did he dare to hold it to the His Majesty.
"I haven't tasted this for a long time." This thing tastes sticky and he has never liked it very much.
Xiao Yu lowered his head as he spoke, and the smile on his face froze.
The gloomy face became extremely ugly.
"Chen Fu." Xiao Yu put the glutinous rice balls in his hand far away, raised his hand and drank the herbal tea in his hand.
Then he rubbed his brows helplessly and said: "Are you trying to kill the king?"
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